In Williamsburg…
Things had gone from bad to worse very quickly. Casey held one of the Rugers in her hand, her back against the wall. So far the two young adults hadn't come across a single zombie, but the girl wasn't taking any chances. No one they had seen said anything to them either. If they had called the police force, they were probably dealing with a lot more than tracking down to people walking the streets carrying weapons.
"How much further?" Adam whined as he leaned against the wall. The sun hadn't even started setting yet, but it was nearing the time for night to fall. When it did, things were going to get a lot worse.
"Not sure, but we're going the right way." Casey replied as she holstered the gun and looked up at the building. Walking around she saw what she was looking for – the fire escape. "Come on." She waved Adam over as she started climbing up to the roof.
Looking out over the city, she tried to find what she was looking for. A weapon shop would be perfect, but also if they could judge how far they were from the South exit. Adam joined her a few minutes ago.
"When's dinner?" He mocked as he sat down. They had been walking and running since they had left the girl's apartment. He didn't understand why they didn't just take the bus to the exit. They would have been there already and wouldn't be as tired.
"When we're safer. Plus, the sun hasn't even gone down. What do you eat a horse for every meal?"
"No, but I snack all day."
"Quit your whining." Casey retorted with a small smile on her face. If her step father hadn't have brought her up the way he had, she would be just as bad if not worse than Adam was being.
"So Casey does this count as a first date?" The male asked trying to break the ice that was forcing between them.
"No," she replied. "I prefer things a bit normaler. But uh… Adam do you remember anything about Raccoon City?"
Adam shook his head. "I was four when it happened. My parents didn't really tell me much of anything when I got older either."
"I doubt they'd know the truth either… but what's happening here. It's exactly what happened there. Its why we have to get out of here asap." A small 'o' formed on Adam's face.
"So what the person began on the tv?"
Casey nodded her head. "Yep. A zombie. And if you get bite… say good bye."
"Just like that?"
"Just like that." Leon, I could really use your help right about now. I know you're called in for things like this, so it won't be much longer until you're here if you're not already… And I know you don't know I live here now since you haven't seen me since junior year of high school. That seems like forever ago when it's only been six years. But I could really use some help. I don't want to think I'm crazy and I'm over reacting.
"Hey, Cas?"
Shaking herself out of her thoughts, the twenty-three year old looked down at where Adam was still sitting on the edge of the roof. He wasn't looking at her, but across the street. He pointed to a small group of people who were walking. They looked fairly normal enough.
Bending down, Casey put a finger to her mouth to tell Adam to stay quiet. Then she moved closer staying low. Oh, how she wished she had a pair of binoculars so she could see better. Watching the group for a few minutes, she tried to see if there were any tall tell signs of them being zombies.
It wasn't like they hadn't passed people on their way before, but Adam was right something about this group was off. Glancing behind the group that's when she saw the blood. It was dropping behind them. She cursed under her breath and moved back over towards Adam.
"I think they're turning. I could be wrong. I hope I'm wrong." The adrenaline was starting to kick in as her heart started pounding in her chest. "Look we can move across the roofs until we reach the South exit." She whispered. There was a scream from the street below which caused both of the adults to run over to the other side.
They watched the scene unfold, horror filled in both of their eyes. The group Casey had believed to be zombies, were and they were starting to attack. Another people were starting to become infected. Shaking her head, the woman took a few steps back. They needed to get moving and quickly.
"Come on." She mustered as much strength as she could to put behind of the words. She didn't want Adam, who was near hyperventilating as it was, to know just how scared she was too. She never imaged having to live through this herself. It had always been Leon's job. Heading towards where the next building was, she was glad that the two roofs were close together. She wasn't sure about Adam's jumping ability or hers for that matter.
Tilting her head towards the other roof, she looked at Adam. Shaking her head not wanting to get slowed down she took off running and jumped to the other side. She landed off balance and fell onto her butt. Huffing to herself, she stood up and looked back at the male. "Let's go. We don't have all day. We need to find a place to camp for the night." Not like they would be sleeping.
Outside Williamsburg…
"They said the special agent going in with us is on his way." One of the military men stated as the rest of the team started checking over their weapons. They were from the base not too far from the city. This place had meaning to them. They knew most of the people despite how big it was and cared for all of them deeply.
The S.R.T. members had also arrived a few minutes prior and had entered the area designated for them. Among them was one, Angela Miller. She smiled to herself knowing who that special agent was. Leon S. Kennedy. I just wonder how many of us he will take this time. The city is huge, but this isn't a rescue mission this time.
"Supposedly he's the one who lost us the president." Someone commented. Angela turned and looked at the men.
"He's also the one who's saved countless of other lives."
"Yeah, and some of the higher ups believe he caused this."
Angela shook his head not wanting to believe that. Leon wouldn't cause something like this. He wanted to wipe the virus from the face of the earth. Why would he cause something like this?
"He wouldn't do this…" She whispered still shaking her head as the flap to the tent opened up and Leon stepped in.
"Don't bother trying to defend me, Angela." He commented as he walked over to the group that had assembled in the middle of the room. "Its true this is my fault. That's why I'm going to clean up the problem."
"Sure it's not just because you have family in there?" A smart remark sounded off.
Leon shook his head. "No."
Angela glanced over and looked up at Leon. He had family in Williamsburg? So it was personal whether he said so or not. This was a rescue mission for him.
"So… Leon, how many of us are going in with you?" She asked him trying to change the subject.
"Five total. Angela, me," he glanced around the room into the faces of the people gathered around him. Finding what he was looking for he pointed to the other three people he was taking with him. One was the Sergeant of the group and the other two were men he believed would be able to handle having to put down their friends if it came to it, but smart enough to follow the orders of someone they didn't know.
Stepping away from the group, he picked up his phone and scrolled through the contacts. He could feel Angela watching him over his shoulder, but he ignored her as he found the name he was looking for: Casey E. Kennedy. He took a deep breath and pressed the send button.
Putting the phone to his ear he listened to the sound of the ringing as he waited for an answer. It took to the forth ring before there was a click and he could hear the sounds of heavy panting over the phone.
"Yeah?" Casey replied finally. "Adam, just stay down for a sec." The second he could tell wasn't directed at him. "Leon?" Finally the astonishment hit the girl.
"Casey, are you okay?"
"Yeah. We're in some major shit. It's real. It's really happening. What happened?" Of course, she knew about the man, but she didn't know it all connected back to her brother.
Ignoring most of what she was asking, he continued. "Where are you?"
"Uh… heading towards the South exit. It was closest, but this thing spread a lot faster than I thought it would." Leon nodded his head.
"Is your position secure?"
Casey seemed very glad that she understood all of Leon's agent lingo. There was a noise in the background which canceled out anything the girl may have said. It was followed by a male becoming hysterical.
A few seconds later a few shots fired off followed by heavy breathing, curses, and rustling of clothing. "Casey?" Leon asked again his voice becoming much more demanding as time passed without a word.
Finally, there was noise again. "Sorry." The young woman replied. "Position is not secure and I'm running out of ammo. We have to make a stop at the ammo store a few blocks over before we can continue."
"Can you hold position?"
"Negative." She responded. Leon could hear the sound of footsteps on metal, which he guessed was his half sister and whoever Adam was going up stairs.
"Get to a safe place and call me back with your position." Disconecting the phone, Leon closed his eyes. She was alive. That was what mattered for the time being.
Turning back around, he saw the group watching him and more importantly Angela. He just shook his head and walked out of the tent. He didn't care what they thought. They were to go in and try to find as many people as they could that weren't at the gates trying to get out. The other members would be behind the lines fighting back the infected from getting to those who tried to escape.
The city may have been lost, but this time they were going to try and contain it as much as possible and get more people out than they had been able to at Raccoon City. He wasn't looking forward to going in and facing the nightmare again, but he didn't have a choice in the matter. This was his fault, his mistake. It was his job to correct it.
A/N: Thanks for reading everyone and if you get the chance please let me know what you think.
